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Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 43020

Opens the food pipe through an incision in the neck to take out a swallowed object lodged in its upper part, then closes the opening. It is used when the object cannot be retrieved with a scope passed through the mouth, or when it is sharp or has become stuck in the wall. A drain is often left beside the repair while it heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Neck Incision to Remove an Object in the Food Pipe cost?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $891 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$708 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$617 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,631Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $550 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,548.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,548.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,344.23
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q3 · Living kidney donor
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 11th of 51

$977

AK $2,188TX $398

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.